The Trekker's Guide to the Next Generation: Complete, Unauthorized, and Uncensored

1966-The firstStar Trekpilot, "The Cage," is aired. 1977-Star Trek II, a new television show featuring the original cast, is proposed-and never made. 1979-Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the first in what would become a long line of feature films, is released. 1987-A totally newStar Trektelevision show premieres-a show that would become one of the most popular syndicated series of all time, spawn two more Trek-inspired shows, and startanotherseries of successful feature films.Star Trek: The Next Generationis born-and science fiction television is changed forever. The Trekker's Guide to the Next Generationreveals what went into-and was left out of-the seven television seasons and two feature films about the crew of the secondEnterprise. Hal Schuster, a long-time, prominent chronicler of theStar Trekphenomenon, details just how the show was created, and how it changed following the death ofStar Trekoriginator Gene Roddenberry. He traces the history ofThe Next Generationfrom the cancellation of a popular program to the beginnings of a box-office serial smash. Using information culled from interviews, the show's own bible, and other sources,The Trekker's Guide to The Next Generationtakes you inside the popular phenomenon. Read character profiles and biographies of the actors who brought them to life. Get plot summaries for each of the 177 television episodes, plus guest stars, innovations, and bloopers. Learn what happened between James T. Kirk's command and the debut of the newEnterprisewith Captain Jean-Luc Picard at the helm. ReviewStar Trekscience, comparing factual physics and the writers' flights of fancy. Totally unauthorized and uncensoredThe Trekker's Guide to The Next Generationtells you what the producers at Paramount Pictures don't want you to know! About the Author Hal Schuster is the author ofThe Trekker's Guide to Voyager(Prima) andTrek: The Unauthorized A to Z. He is the former editor and publisher ofEnterprise IncidentsandComics Featuresmagazines. This book was not approved, prepared, licensed, or endorsed by any entity involved in creating or producing the Star Trek television series or films.